After Tumblr announced, on Monday, that it was invoking the nuclear option to expel NSFW content on the platform, the internet reacted with predictable rage. At TNW, we speculated about whether the move would kill the platform. Yesterday, I scribbled a piece on those stung by the change. To my surprise, that’s primarily women and other marginalized groups who sought solace in Tumblr‘s pseudonymous communities. Reddit veered in a different direction, as it so often does — for better, or worse. By Wednesday afternoon, just two days after the announcement, a group was already hard at work attempting to archive the…

Tumblr to Ban ‘Adult Content.’ Some Users Aren’t Happy Tumblr plans to ban “adult content” from its service starting Dec. 17, the company told users on Monday. This announcement comes two weeks after the micro-blogging site was kicked off of Apple's App Store because some users had posted and…

Tumblr’s new algorithm is flagging innocent posts as NSFW On Monday, Tumblr announced that its site will block anything it considers to be adult-rated visual content that's NSFW — a category including porn, GIFs, and “female-presenting nipples.” Tumblr explained its decision to clamp down on NSFW material in a…